Cloth-measuring machine.



0. A. HE'OKE & E. H. SPELLMEYER, JR.

CLOTH MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB.20, 1908.

1,001,266. Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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GLOTH MEASURING MACHINE. APPLIOATIVOH IILED 12.20, 1908.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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OTTO A. HECKEL AND ERNST H. SPELLMEYER, JRt, O F LUUI S, MlESSOUEEtI, ASSIGN OBS "TO CLOTHMETER MANUFACTURING COMP-ANY, A *GORFPORATION OF MISSOURI.

CLOTH-MEASURING MACHINE.

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Specification 'of 'Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 19 11.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, O'r'ro A. HEOKEL and Enns'r H. sP-ELLMEYER, J r., citizens of the United States, and residents of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Measuring Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cloth measuring machines and consists in the novel arrangement construction and combination of parts as will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of our invention is to construct a device in which bolts of cloth are placed, passing the material between rollers and by withdrawing the material from the machine a computing roller is operated indicating the length of the material and the cost of the same by the yard and fraction thereof.

Figure 1 is an end view of our complete invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a front View :of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a lever made use of in connection with our invention to prevent rearward movement of the rollers. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the hinged frame, and operating roller carried 1 thereby. Fig. 6 is a detail front View of the computing roller-casing with parts broken away showing a portion of the numerals on the computing roller.

In the construction of our invention we provide a frame 7 composed of a bottom 8;

rear supports 9 the upper portion 10 form- 1 ing a bracket to the ends of which is hinged The front 12 of the. frame is bent upwardly forming a bracket 13 on which the guide rollers are supported. 5

In the frame 7 is placed a metallic casing 14 which extends the entire length of the? frame and in which is placed the bolt of ported in bearing blocks 36 which may be On the top of the brackets 10 is mounted 5 side supports 15.; to the inner surface of a hinged frame 11.

cloth or other material who measured.

which is connected a cylinder or casing 16. In said cylinder or casing is provided an elongated slot 17 over which is mounted a cap 18 containing a strip of enlarging or magnifying glass 19. On the inner surface of the glass 19 is placed a strip of material 20 having its upper edge out to form serrated openings 21 through which theprice computations on the surface of the drum can be observed; along the lower edge of the strip 20, as shown in- Fig. 6, are imprinted numerals indicating the price per yard of the material to be measured and whose value is desired to be computed; these numerals being omitted midway the length of the strip 20, as illustrated in Fig. 3, :to permit the insertion of the words Lineal yds. as appears upon Fig. 3; that portion of the surface of the drum 23 which is in circumferential alinement with the words Lineal yds. containing a lineal scale, as illustrated in the central portion of Fig. 6.

Extending through the cylinder or casing 16 is a shaft 22 on which is mounted a computing drum 2-3; on the periphery of the drum is mounted the numerals which are toappear before the elongated slot in the easing and said numerals have been so arranged as to calculate correctly the amount of a piece of goods containing a certain length at a certain price per yard.

On one end of the shaft 22 is loosely mounted a worm-gear 24 Fig. 1 and on said shaft on the outside of the wormgear is secured an adjusting collar 25-provided with projecting spring arms 26; said spring arms contacting with the side of the worm-gear retaining the same in position so that said drum may be revolved when the operating roller 27 is placed in revolution. This is done by a flexible shaft 28, connecting the operating rod 29 with the worm 30; the said worm meshing with the worm-gear and is held in position against the inner surface of the side support 15; the operating roller 27 bein held in suitable bearingsin one of the mem ers of the hinged frame and is provided with a beveled gear31 which meshes .witha beveled gear 32 located at one end of the operating roller 27 On the brackets 13 are mounted rollers 33, 34 and 35. The rollers '34 and 35 are supadjusted to accommodate the operating roller 27 the roller 33 acting as a guide roller over which the material is passed before contacting with the rollers 34 and 85 and the operating roller 27. On the end of the bracket 13 is placed the start-gage 37 which acts as a starting point as well as a guide for the shears when cutting the material.

In one of the members of the hinged frame 11 is formed an aperture 38, Fig. 5 through which 'may be inserted the key member 39 of the crank 40, the key member consisting of a tubular portion having a central pin 41 which is designed to fit into the slot 42 formed in one end of the trunnion 43 projecting from one end of the operating roller 27 and at this end of the roller is located a disk 44, its periphery being knurled or provided with very fine teeth with which is brought in contact'the knurled edge 45 of the arm 46, this arm being carried by a tube 47 which is mounted'upon the rod 38 which extends across the hinged frame passing through each side member; the one end of the rod provided with a handle 49, Fig. 8; the other with a locking arm 50 by which the hinged frame is supported in elevated position by means of the recessed end 51 'Fig. 1 of the locking arm contacting with the pin 52 mounted on the side support 15. The arm 46 supported upon the tube 47 is released from and brought in contact when desired with the disk 44 by the hand lever 53. The object of this is to prevent the rollers from operating in a reversed directionby the weight of the material. Each of the side members of the hinged frame is provided with a counterbalanced weight 54 which has a tendency to assist the operator in raising the hinged frame by means of its handle 55, and the object of raising the hinged frame is to permit the operator to insert or remove the bolt of material to be measured.

The operation of our invention is as follows: 'When a customer desires to purchase a certain number of yards of material, the operator places a bolt of cloth in the machine, its one end placed over the roller 33 and over the rollers 34 and 35 bringing its edge in alinement with the gage 37. The hinged frame is then lowered permitting the operating roller 27 to contact with the material and in order to prevent slippage, the periphery of the operating roller 27 is covered with some resilient material, preferably a high grade of billiard-cloth. When the material has been placed in position, and for example, the purchaser desires 1%- yards of the material, the operator pulls the cloth until 1% imprinted on the computing roller 23 appears in the center of the elongated slot of the casing above the words Lineal yds. upon the strip 20, and for example, should the material be valued at 84 per yard this portion of material measuring 1%- yards in length will cost 11. On the other hand, should the material be valued at $4.00 per yard, this 1% yards of material will indicate on the drum $5.50; the price per yard, $4.00 being indicated upon the strip 20, and the total price $5.50 appearing through that one of the serrated openings 21 which is directly above the numerals $4.00.

The frame is so constructed as to accommodate the insertion of a bolt of cloth or other material either round, square, elongated or oval and in Fig. 1, the various positions the bolt assumes while the material is being drawn through the machine is shown by dotted lines, thus permitting the material to freely unwind from the bolt as if the same were perfectly round, and by means of the crank 40 which operates the operating roller 27, the material by frictional contact is drawn through the machine.

This machine may be used for measuring laces, ribbons or any material sold by the yard.

The construction of our invention is such that if a purchaser desires to ascertain the selling price of a piece of cloth for example, ten yards at twenty cents per yard, the operator can manipulate the computing roller by means of the knobs secured to the shaft 22 on either end, turning the roller until the 10 indicating the yards on the center of the computing roller appears before the opening and thereby viewing the column in alinement with the number 20 printed on the rear side ofthe glass $2.00 will appear giving the selling price of ten yards at twenty cents per yard. In this manner, any number of yards and fractions thereof at any fractional price can be ascertained and the cost given without placing the material in the machine. The computing roller is permitted to freely operate when the knobs are manipulated by reason of the frictional contact with the worm-gear.

This application is a companion application filed by us March 24, 1908, Serial No. 423,073, cloth computing and measuring machines.

Having fully described our invention what we claim is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a frame a casing in which the material to be measured is placed supported in the frame, a hinged frame carried by the first named frame; an operating roller carried, by the hinged frame; a computing drum located above and on the first named frame; a flexible operating connection, operated by the operating roller for imparting motion to the computing drum; rollers over which the material is passed and a crank for.

operating the operating roller, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a casing located in said frame; a computing drum mounted on and above said frame; a plurality of rollers carried by the frame; a hinged frame supported by the first named frame; an operating roller carried by the hinged frame; a worm mechanism connected to the computing drum; a flexible shaft connecting the worm mechanism with the operating roller for imparting motion to the drum when the operating roller is in contact With the material While being measured; and a locking arm Whereby the hinged frame is held in raised position While removing or replacing the 1I inaterial-in the frame, substantially as speci- 3. A device of the class described comprising a frame; a casing located Within the frame and acting as a support for the material to be measured; a plurality of rollers revolubly mounted on the end of said frame over Which the material to be measured is passed; a hinged frame connected to the top of the first mentioned frame; an operating roller carried by the hinged frame; a com puting drum supported by the first mentioned frame and located above the same; a Worm mechanism connected to the computing drum; a flexible shaft connecting the operating roller With ,the Worm mechanism whereby motion is imparted to the computing drum; an arm contacting With the operating roller to prevent rear movement of the same; a start gage supported by the frame and a handle for revolving the operating roller, substantially as specified.

l. In a cloth measuring machine, in combinat-ion with a means for unwinding a bolt of cloth and measuring the same, a cloth receptacle adapted to loosely hold a bolt of cloth and having an approximately vertical rear Wall, a substantially horizontal bottom slightly inclined toward the front of the receptacle, and a front Wall curvilinear in section and concaved with reference to the interior of the receptacle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, We have signed our names to this specification in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

OTTO A. HECKEL. ERNST H. SPELLMEYER, JR.

Witnesses:

ALFRED C. EICKS, WALTER C. STEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

